Olive Trees Lyrics

I just finished decorating the house

It's only a block from the main street

And high enough on a hill to see

The most lively sunsets at the beach

I got a couple olive trees in the garden

And the bookshelf is stocked

To keep us talking about Milton

And Jane Austen and Annie Dillard for centuries

It's everything we were hoping it would be

I just wish that you were here to see

Do you remember looking at the stars

And we told each other our bizarre dreams

I wanted to make it trying to sing

And you dreamt of killing it on the stage

Well now I'm finally seeing my side happen

We're gonna tour the whole country

And the only thing that would make it worthwhile

Is if you were here living the dream with me

But you were too afraid of the unknown

And you left before we ever got to take those risks at all

Oh you were too afraid of the unknown

And you left before we ever got to take those risks at all

I'm not a smart man

It's plain to see

But I know you did better than I ever could at loving me

And now all these things that I have here

They carry no meaning

Cause without you, they're just a bunch of useless knickknacks

And a couple olive trees

A couple olive trees

Whose leaves I knew that you had loved so much

But you never told me why

So I never fully understood

But I planted them anyways in case

By the grace of God

You ever came back

So they would be there waiting

For you to love

I'm not a smart man

It's plain to see

But I know you did better than I ever could at loving me

And now all these things that I have here

They carry no meaning

Cause without you, they're just a bunch of useless knickknacks

And a couple olive trees